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Health levy extension is on KC ballot Tuesday

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Kansas City Star, March 25, 2013
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Health levy extension is on KC ballot Tuesday

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City is proud to partner with the Kansas Health Institute news service to provide weekly health stories about health and policy issues impacting the greater Kansas City region. This News Service is an editorially independent program of the Kansas Health Institute and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and is committed to objective coverage of health issues.

Truman Medical Centers embrace change

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Through a federally funded program, TMC examines ways to teach "super-users" of hospitals to manage their health care in other ways
By Mike Sherry for KHI News Service, March 21, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Truman Medical Centers stand out for their willingness to embrace the changes unfolding in the health care system, according to a New Jersey physician who specializes in improving care for low-income patients who are chronic users of hospital services.

Dr. Jeff Brenner, founder and executive director of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, visited Truman this week. The coalition and Truman are part of a federally funded project led by the Center for State Health Policy (CSHP) at Rutgers University.

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City is proud to partner with the Kansas Health Institute news service to provide weekly health stories about health and policy issues impacting the greater Kansas City region. This News Service is an editorially independent program of the Kansas Health Institute and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and is committed to objective coverage of health issues.

Continued debate on Medicaid expansion in Missouri

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Health Reform
After lawmakers return from spring break, they will continue to debate plans that would either cover more low-income residents through the program or dramatically reshape it
By Mike Sherry for KHI News Service, March 18, 2013

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – When Missouri lawmakers return from this week’s spring break, observers foresee a Medicaid battle continuing on two fronts.

Lawmakers and interest group representatives said they expect continued debate on plans that would either cover more low-income residents through the program or dramatically reshape it into “the most free-market oriented Medicaid system in the entire country,” which is how Rep. Jay Barnes, a Jefferson City Republican, describes his legislative proposal.

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City is proud to partner with the Kansas Health Institute news service to provide weekly health stories about health and policy issues impacting the greater Kansas City region. This News Service is an editorially independent program of the Kansas Health Institute and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and is committed to objective coverage of health issues.

Renew KC's vital health levy for indigent care

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Kansas City Star, March 17, 2013
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Renew KC's vital health levy for indigent care

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Education group offers nonpartisan information about ACA

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Health Reform
By Mike Sherry for KHI News Service, March 14, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Last year’s presidential election was less than a week away when Barbara Schneider appeared before a group of Northland seniors to discuss the polarizing topic of health care reform.

And even though Schneider was at the Platte County Community Center in Parkville, Mo., as an objective presenter, she anticipated some barbs from the audience in that right-leaning part of the metropolitan area.

The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City is proud to partner with the Kansas Health Institute news service to provide weekly health stories about health and policy issues impacting the greater Kansas City region. This News Service is an editorially independent program of the Kansas Health Institute and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City and is committed to objective coverage of health issues.